You have asked many times, what happens to the water, blood, and fluids that are disposed of during embalming? I went to a local water renewal plant to find the answers for you! I was amazed at the process. What do you think?
I was a outside contractor that worked at a local water waste facility. I was very impressed by the water filtration process. The raw sewage smell was overwhelming at times but the final product being returned to the river was amazing.
Your videos are so interesting and informative. I'm actually pretty anti-embalming but I think the clear, honest, and compassionate way you explain things can help people make the best decision for their own situation
Gorden Wood ,,, Maybe so only it smells cleaner no purex smell actually I am lucky I like My. Dew better!! Lol No lecture on my soda lol I know its bad I die a happy lady!! God Bless you all have safe weekend!!!
My local funeral home utilizes an underground tank for the drain that is used for the embalming every few months a biohazard company comes pumps the wastewater and takes it somewhere for special disposal. I personally think thats a better method than going down the drain as it poses less risk.
Well, they mainly do it because local regulations forbid biohazardous waste from being poured down the drain, and to the county that includes the blood and chemicals from embalming. The water treatment systems out here are too low tech to handle such things.
Excellent video Kari I've told people about this for year's. They didn't believe me lol here's the proof. Luckily I have a Farm which has a Artesian Spring which feeds my 2 acre pond and my house. Not a Well but underground aquafer . Love your videos
Kari, I must say I watch your videos. . . You try to answer all of the questions, always doing videos... have a husband, 2 kids, and work .... exhausting... plus making / editing videos!!! And now at a water treatment plant! You are the best!
This was so interesting. My concern with embalming is that we are putting so much of it into the ground and I would think a lot of it is seeping into the ground and eventually ground water?
Yesss...gross. glad I have a well. I try not to drink while in the city. Even canned soda and beer probably uses city water. Stuff is still in the water, parts per trillion or not.
That is very cool! A lot of science,engineering and chemistry involved with treating water. That answers my question about where funeral home bio waste goes. Thanx Kari!
Oooh, that's a good idea. That would be very interesting. I've visited a number of funeral director/embalmer supply websites over the years, but an actual visit to one of the fluid companies would be very fascinating.
Kathy I think you should really be a good teacher cause you know more about the stuff than most other teachers who don't take the time to read or even learn new stuff or even old stuff..
Hi Kari. I love watching your videos so thanks for taking the time to make them. A small bit of feedback on this one is that I found it difficult to follow with the text not having great contrast and not staying on screen for long. I much prefer your commentary over text. Each to their own though. Thanks for keeping me open minded!
In South Carolina they’re required to take several water samples (about 10) monthly from each nearby body of water. They pack them in ice and send it off to be tested for whatever. The water treatment plants and solid waste facilities (landfills) are required to do it monthly. I’m not sure about the factories but I believe any place that regularly discharges or bury stuff in the ground has to closely monitor nearby water sources, even streams and retention ponds.
Thank you so very much for taking out the time for this video! After watching your video on embalming I was extremely shocked when you informed us that the chemicals and blood travel down the same drains as water. I was initially thinking I don't want to live anywhere near a funeral home. Now I'm thinking of an alternative way to dispose of my flushable wipes in a hygienic manner. Thanks again!!
Everything we flush away! And I mean EVERYTHING! Eventually ends up going into the environment! It's all treated cleaned and made safe for us to drink cook and bathe in! But I do think homes shud have their own private waste water treatment facility built into the sewage system and recycled! Bit like solar power panels! If I ONLY had the smart intelligent method to invent a system like this I swear it'd be a money spinner and take a LOT of less wastewater to end up being treated by the water companies that rip us ALL off with the money they charge for doing wot cud "easily" be somehow done in each n every domesticated homes!
Kari you have a way with people i like that i am disabled but i really like how you just talk to people i didn't understand everything in these video it looks like he has a hard job to learn I don't know but it looks like he has to have a degree in this i don't think you could just learn all of this that he does but you did great as always
Excellent, your productions are always very professional In Victoria, Australia the cops use the waste water system to determine how much Ice, their word for Meth, is being used. They can compare neighborhood to decide how to use their resources, I think it’s a great idea.
Fascinating tour, I always wondered just exactly how this issue was remedied in a safe manner. Although the process is solid, I still can’t help but to wonder just how much more systems can manage. Excellent Kari🍁
Very informative. Thanks for the video. One suggestion on your music...would always go up after the guy was done talking. Had to continuously adjust my volume. but thanks again.
This was so fascinating. Thank you for not just answering a big question, but showing proof to back that answer up. I'm so grateful to live in the era of modern sewer systems. To even begin to think of the sheer volumes of people killed from disease due to lack of proper sewer systems and/or access to clean drinking water over the millennia, and even now, is enough to make our heads spin.
Rikki Spanish sad part is, what has nothing to do with Kari, is that if rain happens ( which it does ) I know Indianapolis dumps straight in to the white river on “filter” sewage .... which is in our streams....
Thank you for this video. It was very informative. I kept thinking to myself that everyone who pays taxes should watch it...Baby Wipes. It says flushable on the packaging but I know you are correct. I use a screen in my sinks so I can stop "stuff" from going into my septic system. ("Stuff" - sorry for the technical term but I don't know what else to call it. It is stuff like fats from lotions .) I have four strainers and change them about every couple of days. If everyone did this, it was be easier to prepare water. As a former municipal councillor, I have seen the "stuff" that has to be processed. Gross! I once asked a friend who is a funeral director about the water and he told me it just goes down the drain. I thought he was kidding. Well, now I know he wasn't. Thanks again.
Wait....so the leftover goes into the fields that grow the food for the animals to eat. The same animals that humans eat??🤔 That kind of defeats the purpose if you ask me.
I'm catching up on videos. Lika a lot of suscribers or others-been busy. K. thanks. I'm amazed that the authorities can test water and determine drugs being taken by the population. TEAGARDS...
I am glad that I was not born during the Middle Ages. Just think about all of the untreated sewage during that time and the diseases. Thanks to all the smart people who invented waste water treatment. Water is a renewable and drinkable!
You don't have to go back to the middle ages for those horrors. Modern water treatment was not instituted in New York City until well after the Civil War. As if human waste was not bad enough, city officials had to deal with literally tons of horse manure on the streets. Hundreds of horses routinely died every day from natural causes. What to do with all the 1000+ pounds of dead horse flesh?
Wouldn’t the “contaminated” solids that are used to fertilize the feed corn or wheat going to effect the animals that eat it? Then are we eating the medicated animals?
@@KaritheMortician I think he/she is implying that the music is awful. Lol, I thought so too.. It reminds me of bad infomercial music. I know this because I've made commercials using "royalty-free" music, and it's terrible..lol anyway, other than the music I loved the video. 👍
I *REALLY* miss my old home in the north Georgia mountains. We had a beautiful spring at the top of the mountain. Municipal water is nasty to start with.
I would like to watch this video again, without all the writing blocking the views, and especially without the very loud obnoxious whistling 'music'. The subject is very interesting. Also, why does he say it's unsafe for human consumption, but okay for the animals that we eat? Thank you.
Thank you very much Kari, very informative video and I guess one of the questions I had was how come they allow funeral homes and hospitals and other business venues that deal with gross or harmful chemicals dump into the sewer and they tell the general public not to dump chemicals into the sewer or drain, so upon careful thinking about this I have come to the conclusion that the ratio of the general public is way greater than that of funeral homes and other places that do this, so if everyone dumped stuff into the sewers and drains it would cause a major problem......Does that make sense??
I have a question that may be dumb. When a person who is HIV positive dies, I would imagine that extra care would be taken during embalming. Maybe it doesn’t matter after the person has passed. This could totally just be me wondering about things that don’t actually matter, I am just curious haha
It is my understanding that the HIV virus is extremely unstable outside of the body, and dies immediately when exposed to oxygen. Hepatitis, on the other hand, is able to survive for weeks, even months, in laboratory tests. This is why hep C is so prevalent amongst IV drug users, but not HIV. Addicts sharing needles are more likely to get hep c than the HIV virus bc the HIV dies outside the body.
Recycled water is used mainly for maintenance purposes such as sprinkler systems for parks or schools for example. Bottled water is tap water bottled up, seriously.
Ok I have a off the subject question for you Kari. I just came from the funeral for someone that I went to school with and she was always known for her smile. When setting a person to be viewed is there a way to have them smile? I know the norm is usually straight lipped with clasped hands for the funerals I have been to but wondered if there was a way to set a smile on them at all. It was the only thing I would have changed on her cause she was always known for her smile and it just didnt seem like the Shelly I knew all along without seeing her smile. Thanks.
My ears "died" in the hearing of this video. So how much do ear caskets run ? lol The music was way too loud. I had to go back and forth to turn the volume down on the music. And turn up the volume to hear the conversation. Other then that. Another great and informative video thank you Kari.
How do they filter out the chemicals like formaldehyde or other toxic substances? Does the bacteria in the process literally eat and break down the formaldehyde along with the human waste?
Even though it’s “Parts Per Trillion”, the water that goes to the Grains for “Feed” it seems to Me that if the Animals eat the Grain then doesn’t the animal end back up in the “Food Chain” and then the animals become food for Humans? I am just glad that I am a Vegetarian!
What happens when cemeteries are flooded?? Does the formaldehyde percolate up into the floodwaters?? I’m thinking it would, even after bodies have been buried for a while.
Kari, I always enjoy your videos. They are very educational, however, the music on this video was so loud and annoying. I'm sorry, I just couldn't watch this one.
So where does the drinking water come from? Is there just one employee there at a given time? If it’s so safe one would think it should be safe to utilize directly. In the beginning he said there was a tester before the auger took up water. How often is the tester used? What is that testing for? This man was nice and informative however I think he answered some questions in a way that was true but not necessarily completely disclosing. For example the wipes. He answered questions you were asking not straight out but close but it boiled down you likely meaning the chemicals, blood, all other body fluids, solids and any other huge worries For him wipes seem to be the biggest issue. I use wipes to remove makeup and attempted to clean the sink with one some do break down. I worked for a state and analyzed the ground water, waste water, coal, fly ash, gasification effluents etc. I am at least qualified to have observations and opinions.He was correct about the microbes, methane, etc but didn’t go much beyond mentioning a couple of compounds on the PPT concentrations. He didn’t say the effluent was clean enough he’d drink it. It’s going into the river might mingle with algae’s and into the fish. Obviously these systems are only as good as the people who work there and the equipment they use. There would be no e-coli in a good scenario yet there is. People will rely on dilution to maintain acceptable levels. Yes for many of us it’s the idea of it all and no amount of treatment will take away the images the mind may come up with. Some funeral homes have holding tanks that are pumped out or malfunction and overflow. I do really appreciate how you go out of your way to address questions.
samasia skipperable I delivered to several coal power plants that are transferring to natural gas. There is fly ash and by product everywhere. I was told that every step is stirring up cancer causing dust. The sludge ponds are worse, stay away.
B Roberts Sir I agree before recycling the environmental impact from burning coal was devastating. Not all states may be participating in the program either. After all it’s much cheaper to do nothing and dump leftovers.
What Isn’t For Human Consumption That Goes To Wheat Or Corn For Feed- (The Animal’s Eat This & Then The Animal’s Are Processed For Human Consumption. How Much Of This Is Coming From The Feed>Animal’s>Human’s Consume>We Are Still Getting This In The Meat We Eat. Just Like Ground Leakage From Cemeteries Going In Ground Water.
You can not detect it in parts per trillion...but your medications and household cleaners can all be detected so you should be more concerned with that
Little comfort in knowing the solid waste leftover is only used for fertilizing non human consumption farmer's fields, except when you play the tape all the way through and realize humans are eating the animals that are feeding on contaminated corn, wheat, etc. Think about it...
Kari, this is a piece on Australia and drugs tested in waste water- Adelaide tops world for methamphetamine or 'ice' use in massive wastewater drug study By Eugene Boisvert and Joshua Boscaini Posted 23 Oct 2019, 1:01pm Wed 23 Oct 2019, 1:01pm Adelaide has recorded the highest methamphetamine use of all the cities in the world compared in a paper based on wastewater samples. Key points: * Drug use was measured in 120 cities around the world through its presence in wastewater * Adelaide had the highest methamphetamine use among the cities tested * An Australian academic involved in the study says the drug's prevalence has declined since 2017 The paper published in the journal Addiction on Wednesday was the largest wastewater-based study undertaken in the world. Adelaide, Canberra and Toowoomba were the three Australian cities out of 120 worldwide to have their sewage monitored in the study of 60 million people between 2011 and 2017. In 2017, Adelaide's wastewater revealed between 507 and 659 milligrams of methamphetamine - or "ice" - per 1,000 people each day, compared with between 270 and 331mg in Canberra and Toowoomba. The only foreign city to come close was Seattle, with 418mg on average over the three years the city's wastewater was tested. It was the only US city to be part of the study, which mainly focused on Europe. Canberra had a much higher cocaine use than the other two Australian cities. Researchers mapped the use of amphetamine, methamphetamine (also known as ice), ecstasy and cocaine. The highest cocaine levels were in the British cities of London and Bristol, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Antwerp in Belgium, and Zurich, Geneva and St Gallen in Switzerland. Amphetamine use was highest in Belgium and the Netherlands, which was also the highest for ecstasy, also known as MDMA.
I live in Minnesota my mom is from Michigan. She's never really liked it here and she wants her ashes scattered over the sleeping bear sand dunes. Is this legally possible?
